Risky Benefits

Ochsener Digital medicine is on mic to talk about remote patient management. They offer solutions for chronic disease management that will make proactive differences in your health. This means even when you’re at home, and trying to manage your Type II diabetes, you have a personal care team and chronic illness management plan just a click away. With real time communication and health coaches as w...

PHB: A Benefits Solution For Providers On mic is Fraser Cobbe, President of Cobbe Consulting & Management and founder of Physicians Health Benefits, to talk about the importance of physician associations, and how you can get employee benefits that not only benefit you, but also your network. Fraser also explains how the Physicians Health Benefit program provides education and peace of mind for...

Redefine HR Work with BenAdmin Systems A worthwhile discussion about benefits administration systems and how technology is changing the way we administer benefits. Whether it’s ACA compliance, billing, or taking care of the HSA/FSA every piece of the benefit is taken care of more easily and is highly accessible. This week we have Workterra on mic to discuss how the benefits administration space is...

Protect Workplace Culture 75% of people who have been harassed or discriminated against at work don’t report the incident because of fear. Resolving workplace misconduct faster than ever before, Work Shield provides a safe and effective way for employees to report misconduct at work. Listen in this week as Jared Pope, Founder and CEO of Work Shield, is on mic with Rick to talk about how Work Shiel...

Hooray for Affordable Healthcare Our Risky Benefits host, Rick, is on mic with Shane Foss of Hooray Health to discuss the benefits of fixed indemnity, first dollar coverage. This means you’ll find no out-of-pocket costs in order to get coverage, and your insurance will pay a fixed dollar amount for each medical event. Hooray Health offers affordable copays with no deductibles and can include denta...

Healthcare Policy Update: The LTC Crisis This week on Risky Benefits, Trustmark Executive Director of Product Innovation, Adam Bezman, is on mic with Rick to talk about how the Long Term Care crisis can affect your employees, what new Long Term Care legislation we can expect, and why insurance solutions might be the right stop gap measure to ease the burden of the Long Term Care crisis.  MORE ABOU...

Anneliese Finn, author of The Code , is on mic to talk to Rick about how to succeed in the world of sales as a woman. With 20 plus years of experience in the medical sales world, Anneliese has collected a treasure trove of lessons from her career that have led to bigger success. Through this podcast and her guidebook, you’ll learn the basics of building social awareness and self awareness to help...

Meet Ashley Andrews, Sales Executive, with Medefy, a benefits navigation app. Medefy is an app to help you connect better with your healthcare. Real humans are on standby to help you make your next healthcare move, whether that’s understanding a bill or offering provider coordination. In the app you’ll be able to find plan documents, see how much you’ve paid into your deductible, or even access yo...

Due to a quirk in the Affordable Care Act, lower- and middle-income employees are not able to access critical premium subsidies when the self-only health coverage offered by their employer is deemed affordable by the ACA. This means that even if the cost of family coverage does not qualify as affordable, the employee’s family is not eligible for premium assistance. On mic is Carol Taylor, State Le...

On mic is Christin Kuretich, Strategy Consultant at Milliman , and David Perry, FBMC's own Vice President of Enrollment Strategies, to talk with Rick about the effects of the Long Term Care Crisis. From family member burnout to the stress of paying for expensive care services, the growing need for Long Term Care is a crisis not yet acknowledged by the general public. With more conversation an...

Megan Richardson, Vice President of Consulting at Dynamic Corporate Solutions, is on mic with Rick to talk about the Great Resignation. As a Human Resources consultant, Megan leads the discussion on why employees are leaving their jobs in droves. Her experience and business acumen will make you reconsider what employees are looking for in the market and help you find solutions. To listen in and su...

Tracy Cohen, President of Target Print & Mail , is on mic with Rick on Risky Business to discuss how she carried on her mother’s legacy to make Target Print & Mail a national print shop. Her journey to gain confidence and grow her business has inspired us here at FBMC, and we wanted to take a moment to celebrate the amazing women in our city. Listen to Tracy’s story as you celebrate Intern...

Mary O'Conner, MD, is on mic with Rick to talk about how musculoskeletal care delivery can improve with Vori Health . This Telehealth program provides patients with access to services like Surgery Prep and Recovery and Muscle and Joint Pain intervention. A personalized team of experts will work with you every step of the way to find a program that helps you get back on your feet and ready to...

With the frantic race to open enrollment behind us, it’s time to catch your breath and reflect with Risky Benefits. This week’s episode is dedicated to examining past experiences while they are fresh and using them to transform the future. Here to help us is our guest Misty Guinn, Director of Customer Advocacy at Benefitfocus , a benefits technology platform that simplifies benefits administration...

Flume Health ’s Chief Customer Officer, Kevin Schlotman, is on mic with Rick and Richard Koontz, FBMC’s Manager of Healthcare Innovation Development, to discuss how Flume Health engineered a new approach to healthcare. Their mission is to capitalize on up-to-date technology that helps clients build their healthcare vision; meanwhile, employees gain access to quality care that’s easy to navigate. L...

Care is in the details with WellVia teleheath. Experience a comprehensive telemedicine experience with the flexibility and freedom to get the care you need, when you need it. Chief Operating Officer Mark Woolery from WellVia is on mic to talk about the unique solutions offered by WellVia and how they have helped push innovation and exceptional customer service in the telehealth arena. MORE ABOUT O...

Join us as we talk employee recruitment and retention with Colene Rogers, talent management expert and author of Retention: Key Mindsets that Retain Top Talent . As a human capital consultant, Colene dispenses practical, proven, easy-to-implement practices and strategies to help you improve employee satisfaction which leads to higher productivity, lower turnover and a stronger bottom line! MORE AB...

It is not enough anymore to be the usual broker. As a service driven company, FBMC believes in the importance of an agile, knowledgeable broker to help clients get what they need. Jim Filmont, Vice President of Sales at FBMC, is on mic this week to talk more about the difference between business as usual for a basic broker, and the kind of brokerage that brings much needed solutions. MORE ABOUT OU...

Jason Hammersla, Vice President of Communications at American Benefits Counsel, is on mic to talk about the “ Silver Linings Pandemic Playbook ”. The playbook is a collection of vignettes and interviews with a dozen large US companies on the strategies they deployed to take care of their employees in one of the most unprecedented times, the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only will these stories inspire yo...

David Perry has worked in carrier claims, workers compensation, account management, enrollment and more. All these experiences have helped him map out the best life cycle for enrolling and educating employees about their benefits. David is on mic to provide you with the latest ideas and tools to help employees find what they need to feel taken care of during Benefits Enrollment. MORE ABOUT OUR GUE...

Mental health and wellness is an important aspect of our health. From employees to even the most decorated and talented athletes, it is important to prioritize the care you need in order to perform your best. Dr. Desreen Dudley, Psy. D., behavioral health quality consultant, and practicing clinical psychologist, shared that 50% of millennial employees, now the largest generational group in the wor...

The passion and industry expertise from each of our consultants is an important part of what makes FBMC unique. On mic are two of our Employee Benefits Consultants: Shands Bussey and Kevin McCarthy. Listen in as Shands and Kevin discuss their work in the insurance industry and how it has shaped their perspective on what delivering quality service looks like. To listen in and subscribe to more epis...

Clever RX is a discount prescription program that negotiates rates with pharmacies, drug manufacturers, and pharmaceutical benefit management companies to provide the lowest prices available. No sign up, no cost, no fee, all in an effort to make healthcare more affordable. Listen to Brett Cunningham, Co-Founder and Chief of Growth Officer at Clever RX , talk more about how this program works. MORE...

Show Employees You C.A.R.E. When it comes to maximizing employee wellbeing and minimizing turnover consider this, “No trash, no chipped paint, and all the horses go up and down.” This adage from Walt Disney is at the heart of today’s Risky Benefits episode. Listen as Texas Tech Professors Dr. Theodore Waldron and Jim Wetherbe along with FBMC Benefits Consultant Kevin McCarthy discuss how employers...

Unsure of whether to mandate employee vaccinations? Chad Sorenson, President of HR Florida , is on Risky Benefits to discuss all the HR related questions and possibilities that come up when considering COVID-19 vaccination mandates in the workplace. MORE ABOUT OUR GUEST: Chad Sorenson President hrflorida.org Chad Sorenson is the President of Adaptive HR Solutions and has over 25 years of diverse b...